Chaplain, Downey, Full Time, Days

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Hospital - Whittier, PIH Health Hospital - Downey and PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, 27 outpatient medical locations, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services.

The organization is recognized by Watson Health as one of the nation’s Top Hospitals, and College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. PIH Health is certified as a Great Place to Work TM. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Reporting to one of our department Supervisors or Managers, this position provides spiritual support to patients, their loved ones, and staff in our hospitals. This chaplain serves people of all belief systems (religious and non-religious), and provides or arranges special rites and rituals as requested by patients and/or surrogates.

Required Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and pastoral counseling skills with demonstrated success quickly building rapport, trust, and credibility with patients/families as well as collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Knowledge of common spiritual, psychosocial, psychological, and bioethical issues related to illness, hospitalization, palliative care, hospice, grief/bereavement, death and dying, including assessing needs quickly in complex situations and ability intervene appropriately to address spiritual distress.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in English both verbally and in writing.
• Competency with electronic medical documentation software as well as computer software such as Microsoft Office.
• Experience in public speaking/prayers, leading religious services, and designing and delivering training events and education programs
• Exemplary personal-responsibility and follow-though as demonstrated in prior roles requiring frequent self-direction, effective time management, and appropriate boundary maintenance in both inpatient and outpatient contexts.

Required Experience

• LA City fire card within 6 months of employment (PIH Good Samaritan Only)
• Experience working in an ecumenical/interfaith environment.
• Evidence of multi-cultural awareness, humility, and curiosity.
• Board Certified Chaplain, or in-process of achieving board certification within one year of employment.
• Evidence of annual continuing education and maintaining standing with accrediting professional association/organization.

Preferred:

• More than five years of experience working in a hospital and/or hospice setting
• Strongly preferred bilingual Spanish and English fluency

Beyond the benefits that come with working for the area's leading community healthcare provider – one that also recognizes the need to ensure patient safety and comfort – you'll enjoy an extremely competitive compensation and benefits package. We are an equal opportunity employer and seek diversity in our workforce. EOE M/F/D/V

Address
11500 Brookshire Ave.
Salary
26.13-43.11
FLSA Status
Professional-Exempt
Zip Code
90241